· August 7, 2026
George Hofstalar
Born 1763 in Frederick Town, Maryland. Served four separate enlistments in North Carolina militia and state troops between 1778 and […]
Glossary Type: Person
· August 7, 2026
Rev. Ebenezer Hearn
Born 1794, died 1862. A Methodist preacher who delivered the first religious address in Blount County at “Bear-meat Cabin” - […]
· August 7, 2026
Charles Guynn
A Methodist preacher who began holding services in private homes on Sundays in 1817. That same year the community built […]
· August 7, 2026
George Powell
George Powell served as Blount County’s own surveyor for forty years and wrote the 1855 “History of Blount County” - […]